Summer Concerts: 2007

Past Events

• National Symphony Orchestra: Memorial Day Concert

  May 27, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  FREE! PBS remembers the sacrifices of America's veterans with a Memorial Day concert at the U.S. Capitol featuring the NSO and many other special guests.

• National Symphony Orchestra: 2007 National Conducting Institute

  Jun 16, 2007 at 6:00 PM
  FREE! Four graduates of the NSO's National Conducting Institute lead the Orchestra in their NSO conducting debuts.

• NSO at Washington National Cathedral

  Jun 22, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  The NSO performs at the National Cathedral with the Cathedral Choral Society as part of the Cathedral's Summer Music Festival. For tickets, call (202) 537-2228; tickets are not available at the KC Box Office.

• NSO at Wolf Trap: Carmen, in Concert

  Jun 28, 2007 at 8:15 PM
  World-renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and acclaimed tenor Simon O'Neill join Wolf Trap Opera Company artists and the NSO in a concert performance of Bizet's passionate tale of lust and betrayal.

• National Symphony Orchestra: Video Games Live™

  Jun 29 - 30, 2007
  Host Tommy Tallarico and guest conductor Jack Wall lead the NSO in Video Games Live™, an immersive concert event featuring music from the biggest video games of all time.

• A Capitol Fourth

  Jul 4, 2007 at 8:00 PM
  FREE! Celebrate Independence Day with the NSO, led by guest conductor Erich Kunzel, and special guests in a free concert of patriotic favorites, classical masterworks, and more. Followed by the spectacular fireworks display!

• NSO at Carter Barron Amphitheatre

  Jul 13 - 14, 2007
  FREE! The NSO performs family-friendly fare outdoors at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in beautiful Rock Creek Park in two concerts led by NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou (7/13) and NCI graduate Damon Gupton (7/14).

• NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra

  Jul 15 - 28, 2007
  FREE! Participants in this intensive program for talented young musicians ages 14-21 present two free concerts on the Concert Hall stage (July 15 & 28), as well as four free chamber music concerts on the Millennium Stage.